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CFID Postgraduate Travel Award

  • The CFID Postgraduate Travel Award is open to all residents (PGY1-PGY4) currently enrolled in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Clinical Microbiology, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology with the intention of pursuing a subspecialty in Infectious Diseases with either an adult or pediatric focus.
  • The award will support postgraduates (applicant must be registered in a Postgraduate Residency Program in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Clinical Microbiology, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology at a Canadian University) to attend the annual AMMI(Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) meeting to present their research. An amount of $2000 will be awarded to cover travel costs.
  • Submissions are received through AMMI, who will then forward the abstracts to CFID for consideration.
  • Application: English and French.
  • Applications are due no later than February 13, 2026.

2026 – CFID Postgraduate Travel Award – Dr. Emma Finlayson-Trick

Trainee: Dr. Emma Finlayson-Trick, University of British Columbia

Supervisor: Dr. Shaqil Peermohamed

Project: A retrospective review of pharmacy dispensing data will be conducted to examine broad-spectrum antibiotic initiation and discontinuation (defined below) between December 16, 2023 and January 6, 2025 at four hospitals in British Columbia

2025 – CFID Postgraduate Travel Award – Calvin Lo

Trainee: Calvin Lo, University of British Columbia

Supervisor: Dr. Alissa Wright

Project: Utility of cytomegalovirus (CMV) qualitative tissue polymerase chain reaction in predicting the diagnosis of CMV gastrointestinal disease: a 10-year retrospective study

2024 – Verity/CFID Resident Travel Award in Infectious Diseases – Wayne Leung

Wayne completed his medical school and Internal Medicine Residency at UBC and is currently a PGY-4 in Infectious Diseases at the University of Western Ontario. His research interests include the management of infectious diseases in marginalized populations. Wayne is very grateful to his mentors who have supported his research and career goals. After graduation, he hopes to complete additional training in addictions, and to practice a combination of infectious diseases and addictions medicine.

2023 – Verity/CFID Resident Travel Award in Infectious Diseases – Shealynn Carpenter

Trainee: Shealynn Carpenter, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Supervisor: Dr. Justin Chen

Project: “The period prevalence of a beta-lactam allergy label in patients prescribed carbapenems: A retrospective cohort study”.